A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary concerned to comply with the terms of a court decree, order, or property settlement in connection with the divorce, annulment, or legal separation of a member or former member of the uniformed services receiving retired or retainer pay, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

5 February 1981

Last action

8 September 1982 · Committee

Status

See S.2248.

Sponsors

Rep. Hance, Kent R. [D-TX-19], Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7], Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10], Rep. Beard, Robin [R-TN-6], Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6], Rep. Bowen, David R. [D-MS-2], Rep. Brown, Clarence, Jr. [R-OH-7], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Broyhill, James T. [R-NC-10], Rep. Burton, John [D-CA-5], Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4], Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15], Rep. Collins, James M. [R-TX-3], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Rep. Ferraro, Geraldine A. [D-NY-9], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18], Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15], Rep. Goldwater, Barry, Jr. [R-CA-20], Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX], Rep. Gray, William H., III [D-PA-2], Rep. Guyer, Tennyson [R-OH-4], Rep. Hall, Sam B., Jr. [D-TX-1], Rep. Hightower, Jack E. [D-TX-13], Rep. Hollenbeck, Harold C. [R-NJ-9], Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10], Rep. Kazen, Abraham, Jr. [D-TX-23], Rep. Long, Clarence D. [D-MD-2], Rep. Mattox, James A. [D-TX-5], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13], Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18], Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6], Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10], Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5], Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14], Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4]

Subjects

Defence

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Summary

Stipulates that the payment of retired or retainer pay which would otherwise be made to a member of the armed forces shall be paid by the Secretary concerned to another person to the extent provided for in the terms of any court decree of divorce, annulment, or legal separation.

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Timeline

5 February 1981
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
5 February 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 February 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 February 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Source: Committee
10 February 1981
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Source: Committee
8 September 1982
Committee
See S.2248.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to ← Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1983

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/1711
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/1711
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